Eric Shipton
Subtitle: The Six Mountain-Travel Books
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Published: July 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780898865394
Subjects: Climbing & mountaineering; Travel & holiday guides; Mountaineering; Sports & Recreation; Travel; United Kingdom, Great Britain
First sentence: IN the exploration of a continent the mountainous areas are generally the last strongholds of mystery to fall before the onslaught of man, be that onslaught brutal, scientific or merely inquisitive.